Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know that January is half over and we should have posted this a month ago, but we figure it’s never too late to recommend some of our favorite 2017 books. If you haven’t read any of these yet, add them to your 2018 TBR list immediately! A Conjuring of Light by…

The To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before books are the first Jenny Han books I’ve read, and I have to admit I’m in love. I don’t know if I’ve read any other book that feels so real. Like the reader is peeking into Lara Jean’s life. There are so many mundane everyday moments mixed…

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One of the first young adult books I read six years ago when I started reading YA seriously is THE BOOK THIEF. I was at my local toy & book store, Child’s Play, and the owner/bookseller Phyllis was raving about a book narrated by Death and written by a handsome Aussie. That book, of course,…

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! This week we’re doing a few posts about books we’re particularly thankful for this year. Yesterday we shared our latest YA Diversity Book Club pick, CARRY ON, and today we’re finishing our time as a Percy Pack member by highlighting the reasons we’re thankful for Rick Riordan and his new book MAGNUS…

Happy Halloween everyone! This month for our Percy Pack post, my kids worked on a Rick Riordan-inspired pumpkin together. We got the Magnus Chase stencil as a member of the Percy Pack, but you can download it here. My kids are super lucky, because they have a beloved Uncle Dave who LOVES Halloween, so he…

We continue our blogging anniversary week with a review from one of our contributors, Sabre Spano. Sandie has known Sabre for years, so when she discovered they shared a love of YA, she invited Sabre to be part of the TLR team. There is no doubt that one of the best things about being a…

This month for our Percy Pack post, I polled my older two kids, and my friend Michelle’s older two kids, to ask them why they loved the “Percy Jackson” series. Here, straight from the mouths of four kids ages 9-13, are reasons Rick Riordan’s books work for tweens and teens of various ages. ♦ELIAS, age…

Happy 10th Anniversary, Percy Jackson! We’re big Rick Riordan fans in our family, so I’m thrilled to be a part of the #ReadRiordan Percy Pack. To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the series’ start, we will be posting about the series nearly every month throughout the summer and fall. I credit Rick Riordan for cementing…

About two and half weeks ago we discussed the book Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, as part of our involvement in the YA Diversity Book Club. Today we’d like to once again highlight this book, but instead of a discussion by a group of book bloggers, we’d like to share one…

Last Christmas my son gave me the book “The Tyrant’s Daughter” by J. C. Carleson. I always love it when my kids give me books, but I was especially surprised that he picked this book. He told me that he thought the plot sounded interesting and he figured I would like it. So I was…

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Hello fellow book lovers! Teen Lit Rocks is run by Sandie Chen, a professional book reviewer and film critic. Our contributors are all adult women (librarians, educators, mothers) hailing from across the U.S. and Canada who love to read YA. We support diversity in teen literature and can't wait to discuss our recommendations with you.